I'm amazed the fracas I have caused by criticising this building, sarcasm or not, unless you designed this building personally you shouldn't take offence, or call someone a keyboard warrior when it receives criticism.Final photos: hold off on the likely outraged Orage de clavier from the guérriers de clavier until you see the final pic. [Yes, I'm taking the mickey]
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I'd say in circumstances like this, car parking helps for young families if there going there for swim classes. Understand most people can walk, but with a toddler or two in toe, a short walk isn't necessarily leisurely.Copious amounts of carparking is unnecessary for this project.
It’s an aquatic centre built to service the local Green Square community. In other words, most people should be able to walk and cycle to the facility. People in other parts of the City of Sydney LGA have access to their own aquatic centres. In the event that they want to use this particular facility, they are able to catch the train to Green Square and enjoy the very pleasant walk to the aquatic centre.
To be fair, with the adjacent building built across a relatively narrow street, you'll basically never see that facade in its entirety again so it's no big deal. I don't think the apartment's occupants would sweat the difference between a view of another inoffensive window and a view of another window plus a small part of a holistic design.I'll also argue against this 'back of the building' mentality which excuses poor design, unless its facing a cliff face then its going to be facing something, and in this case its going to be facing another building/s and more apartments.
What fracas? A couple of points to give a fuller picture than the one photo gives is hardly a fracas. And I posted the wry (call it sarcasm if you need to though the hint was in the use of French) remark about keyboard warriors before you posted your photo so you put yourself in the firing line. No fracas, not even a feeble altercation.I'm amazed the fracas I have caused by criticising this building, sarcasm or not, unless you designed this building personally you shouldn't take offence, or call someone a keyboard warrior when it receives criticism.
I'll also argue against this 'back of the building' mentality which excuses poor design, unless its facing a cliff face then its going to be facing something, and in this case its going to be facing another building/s and more apartments.
If you really believed we were allowed to disagree and happy to take on others opinions you wouldn't be making wry remarks in french about keyboard warriors now would you.What fracas? A couple of points to give a fuller picture than the one photo gives is hardly a fracas. And I posted the wry (call it sarcasm if you need to though the hint was in the use of French) remark about keyboard warriors before you posted you photo so you put yourself in the firing line. No fracas, not even a feeble altercation.
Not sure why you believe only the designer is eligible to take offence. I didn't take offence, not even on behalf of the architect, but I did think your post/photo was selective, and it seems, you are the one taking offence at being challenged.
We are allowed to disagree with you and to take you to task, as you have done to me, among others, who have had a contrary opinion.
All good.
fair point, ill wait and see how wide this street is and what the setback is, it mightn't be visible from Green Square but i don't think that side of the building will be exactly hidden from view.To be fair, with the adjacent building built across a relatively narrow street, you'll basically never see that facade in its entirety again so it's no big deal. I don't think the apartment's occupants would sweat the difference between a view of another inoffensive window and a view of another window plus a small part of a holistic design.
If a back-of-building were facing a cliff it would be visible forever, and the design would be more important!
If you really believed we were allowed to disagree and happy to take on others opinions you wouldn't be making wry remarks in french about keyboard warriors now would you.
Don't have to, just asking we discuss the topic without calling each other namesSorry, EG, I'll leave you to play by yourself.